obeisance

noun

Definition of obeisancenext
as in homage
a show of respect or acknowledgement of the authority or importance of another They made obeisance before the king and queen. She earned herself some political enemies when she failed to make the proper obeisance to those in power.

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Recent Examples of obeisance In the first case, Obama was accused of showing obeisance to a foreign ruler and Islam. — Brendan Cole shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 But Zuckerberg isn’t the only one paying abject obeisance to the president. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 After a decade of seemingly supine obeisance, there is no obvious reason why the military leadership would suddenly rouse itself to oppose Xi. — Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025 But as wrong-headed as the Court’s obeisance to the executive branch has been (see, for example, its 2024 ruling on Presidential immunity), that deference has its limits. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obeisance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obeisance
  1. homage
  2. respect
  3. salute
  4. nod
  5. bow
  6. reverence
  7. submissiveness
Noun
  • Brandy Melville and American Eagle have their own homages to the style, while Old Navy’s famous flag tee celebrates its 32nd birthday this year.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • The story here is how the Minions conquered Hollywood and became movie stars, which has charmed critics especially, with so many homages to classic Hollywood film.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of homage
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  • Let’s respect and appreciate nature in all its messy, sometimes stinky beauty at the cove.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2026
  • Working with internal teams and network partners requires respect for deadlines, meetings, production schedules, and the people doing the work.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of respect
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  • Those attending should come to attention, salute, recite the Pledge of Allegiance or pause for a moment of silent reflection.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • The ceremonial salute — done for America's birthday — will feature aircraft not only from the United States, but allied countries over the New York Harbor.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of salute
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  • Weiss also earned a nod for outstanding directing for a variety special.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The horror comedy from Parks and Recreation writer Katie Dippold landed 19 nominations this morning including a nod in Outstanding Comedy Series as well as a nomination for star Matthew Rhys.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of nod
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  • Hawkeye tussles with the Russian mafioso trying to drive residents out of his building, plus meets – and, to a degree, passes the bow-and-arrow to – young heroine Kate Bishop.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The singer and actress arrived in a sculptural ivory jacket embroidered with crystals and cinched with an oversized black bow, paired with a fully beaded fringe skirt from the spring 2025 couture collection.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of bow
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  • The actor, whose political beliefs don’t cleanly map onto the modern divisions of the two-party system, has both a reverence for America as a set of ideals and an awareness of the faults within its history that creates interesting textual friction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 July 2026
  • In a video shared from the stands on X (formerly Twitter), the young royal—who wore a dark blue dress with white polka dots and fluttery sleeves—could be seen looking at her mom with reverence.
    — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of reverence
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  • Attraction is a function of parentage and looks and submissiveness.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of submissiveness

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